2 held in Mangaluru for separate Pocso Act violations
Two individuals, Gopal Moolya, 45, and Pavan Kumar, 19, were apprehended under the POCSO Act in Mangaluru. Moolya was accused ...
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Delhi Court Acquits Man in Controversial POCSO Case
A Delhi court acquitted a man accused of rape under the POCSO Act due to insufficient evidence proving the survivor's ...
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When Conviction Is Under Both POCSO Act & IPC, Offender Liable To Be Sentenced Under Provision Prescribing Higher Punishment : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court clarified that when a person is convicted for an offence under both the Protection of Children from Sexual ...
13-year-old detained in Pocso case
Chennai: A 13-year-old boy was detained under the Pocso Act, on charges of sexually abusing a one-year-old boy at Anna Nagar ...
TNPHWA Act to prevent accused from contacting Pocso case survivor invoked for first time in Vellore
VELLORE: A protection order under the amended Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998 (TNPHWA), which bars ...
Elderly man gets 3-yr jail term under Pocso Act
Kanpur Nagar on Tuesday convicted Vinod Awasthi under section 8 of the Act and sentenced him to three years rig.
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'Why was POCSO Act not invoked' Kerala HC asks Kasaragod police in missing girl case
The investigating officer was asked by the court why he did not invoke the POCSO Act after finding on the second day that the ...
‘Victim was in love with accused, no proof she was a minor’: Delhi court acquits man who spent over 3 years in jail in Pocso case
The accused, who was in judicial custody from October 2020 to May 2024, was also acquitted of offences including criminal ...
Touching minor's lips without sexual intent not POCSO offence: HC
The judge, however, ruled that there was a clear prima facie case under Section 354 of IPC for 'assault or criminal force to ...
Tamil Nadu School Education Department dismisses 23 teachers, staff facing charges under POCSO Act
Tamil Nadu School Education Department announces dismissal of 23 government school teachers and non-teaching staff who were facing charges under POCSO Act ...
Pressing a minor girl's lips and sleeping next to her without sexually motivated advances not a POCSO offence: HC
The Delhi High Court ruled that touching a minor girl's lips and sleeping next to her without sexually motivated intent does ...
Migrant worker booked under POCSO Act for sexual assault of minor in Erode district
A 22-year-old migrant worker from Bihar has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor in Erode district.